December Flashcards
Angad Vir Singh Bajwa is associated with which sports?
Shooting
Who has become the fastest man to reach 7,000 Test runs?
Steve Smith
The police of which Indian city has recently received SKOCH award for clean stations?
Chennai
. Which became the first Asian country to be the ‘Guest of Honour Country’ at the
International Bookfair, Mexico?
India
Which language has recently been used for the first time in Rajya Sabha?
santhali
The provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 are not applicable to tribal
areas of which state?
Meghalaya
What is India’s rank in Human Development Index-2019?
129
George Laurer, who recently passed away was the inventor of which service?
[Bar Code]
Who has recently created history by scoring centuries on debut in both ODI and Test
cricket?
Pakistan opener Abid Ali
Recently, the Indian troops serving with the UNMISS received the UN Medal for their
dedication and sacrifice. The UNMISS is in service to which country?
South Sudan]
India and the US are going to hold 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington. India holds
similar dialogue format with which other countries?
Japan
What is the name of the trilateral naval exercise held between India, the US, and Japan?
Malabar
Which state is in talks to develop 3 decentralized capitals instead of one?
The state government of Andhra Pradesh is in talks to develop 3 decentralized capitals
instead of one. The state is in talks to develop Amaravati as the legislative capital,
Visakhapatnam as the executive capital and Kurnool as the judicial capita
What is Pinaka which was recently tested in Chandipur of Odisha?
Artillery Missile
The bite strength of a Purussaurus was recently calculated. What is Purussaurus?
a caiman, crocodile family
- Harbin Ice Festival is celebrated by which country?
China
The National Farmers Day is celebrated in honor of which Indian Prime Minister?
Charan Singh
FDA has recently approved Ervedo. What is Ervebo?
Ebola Vaccine
The government had recently notified rules on microdot identifiers. Microdot
technology is used for what purpose?
Vehicle Id
Which of the following is called the Falcon Capital of the World?
Nagaland
Which of the following is the only ape found in India?
Hoolock Gibbon
. Which fighter aircraft, that was recently retired, is also known as Bahadur?
Mig 27
Which state/ UT celebrated the Losar Festival recently?
Ladakh
China had recently launched its heaviest satellite, Shijian-20, on which rocket?
Long March 5
. Which of the following versions of fast chess that was in news recently, when Koneru
Humpy won the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship had more time on the clock
for the White than the Black?
Armageddon chess, the White is given more time on the clock than the Black
The atrial fibrillation technology, over which tech giant Apple was recently sued, is
used to detect what condition?
Irregular heartbeat
All cases registered during the Pathalgadi Movement were withdrawn recently. Which
the state is the movement associated with
The state government of Jharkhand recently decided to withdraw all cases registered
during the Pathalgadi Movement. The term pathalgadi means ‘planting a stone order’.
The members of the movement refused to recognize the authority of the state and
central governments. Instead, they recognized only the gram panchayat
FASTag is based on which technology?
[Radio-Frequency IDentification Technology (RFID)]
What is Kargil War also known as in India?
[Operation Vijay]
US Open 2019 was won by whom?
[Rafael Nadal, Spain]
2020 FIFA Club World Cup will be hosted by which country?
[Qatar]
Who is MD of IMF?
[Kristalina Georgieva]
NASA Astronauts, 1st all female spacewalk?
[Christina Koch and Jessica Meir]
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee?
[Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary]
Chairman of the Estimates Committee →
Girish Bapat.
Chairman of Committee on Public Undertakings →
Meenakshi Lekhi.
Chairman of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes →
Kirit Solank
) Which country is hosting the 13th edition of South Asian Games?
. Nepal
Summer Olympic Games
○ 2020 - Tokyo
○ 2024 - Paris
○ 2028 - Los Angeles
● Winter Olympics
○ 2022 - Beijing
○ 2026 - Milan & Cortina
● 2022 Commonwealth Games - Birmingham
● Asian Games
○ 2022 - Hangzhou (China)
○ 2026 - Nagoya (Japan)
● FIFA Football World Cup
○ 2022 - Qatar
○ 2026 - Canada, Mexico, United States
● ICC Cricket World Cup
2023 - India
● ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2021 - New Zealand
● ICC T-20 World Cup
○ 2020 – Australia
○ 2021 - India
● Men’s World Boxing Championship 2021 - New Delhi
Which has become the first financial company to be referred to the National Company Law
Tribunal (NCLT) for insolvency proceeding?
Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd
As per the India Corruption Survey 2019 which state has ranked topped in the list?
Rajasthan (Most Corrupt)
Least Corrupt → Kerala.
Who has won the men’s single title of 2019 Syed Modi International Badminton Championships?
. Wang Tzu-wei
**Women’s → Carolina Marin (Spain).
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday is being observed as? [
31st Oct, National Unity Day]
Which of the following teams has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Cricket)?
Karnataka
The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP25 has, officially, been
begun in which country?
Spain
Which Formula 1 racer has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton
Who has been elected as the new President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?
Masatsugu Asakawa
Nobel Peace Prize Winner “Abiy Ahmed Ali” is PM of ?
[Ethiopia]
Which Author has won The 12th ‘Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize’?
Tony Joseph *For Book “Early Indians”
Finding the Gaps” by Simon Tauffel (Cricket Umpire).
● “The Hindu Way” by Shashi Tharoor.
● “The Unquiet River : Biography of Brahmaputra” by Arupjyoti Saikia.
● “Bridgital Nation” by N. Chandrasekaran Rao and Roopa Purushothaman.
● “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernadine Evaristo.
● “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood.
● “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster” by Bill Gates.
The government of Madhya Pradesh has applied for the GI tags of which products?
A. Morena’s Gajak
B. Indore’s Poha
Dictionary.com has chosen which word as word of the year?
Existential
Who became the first ever Hindu minister in the Cabinet of Canada?
[Anita
Anand]
Who has become the first living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honor?
Roger Federer
Which actress will play the role of Mithali Raj in her Biopic?
Taapsee Panu
Best police station in India
1 Aberdeen in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Balasinor in Gujarat
- Ajk Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh
What is the rank of India in the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019 released by
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)?
73rd
**1st (Netherlands), 2nd (Switzerland).
According to the 2019 Global Diplomacy Index China has maximum diplomatic posts across the
world. India ranked 12th.
Which station has been certified as India’s first “Eat Right Station” with a 4- Star rating awarded
by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
Mumbai Central Terminus
Who has been named the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) ‘Person of the
Year’ Award 2019?
Joaquin Phoenix
Which country has introduced mandatory face scans for mobile users?
China
According to a new report from Comparitech, India is ____th worst country in terms of extensive
and invasive use of biometric data?
5th
**1st (Worst) → China.
Who became the 1st player in T20 cricket history to claim a 7-wicket?
[Colin Ackerman]
Who is the author of the book Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar?
[Satyarth Naik]
What is the name of the typhoon that has recently hit Philippines?
Kammuri
Which Income Tax Act will be amended by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019?
Income Tax Act 1961
Who is the author of the book ‘Telangana’s chariot of Progress’?
Sridhar Rao Deshpande
What is the strike range of nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile whose night trial was recently
conducted?
350 Km
*It is Surface to Surface Missile
How many Indian Cities have been included in the list of “ Top 100 City Destinations’ of 2019
released by Euromonitor International?
Seven
**Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bengaluru
The Operation Clean Art has been launched to protect which species in India?
Mongoose
**These are killed bcz paint brushes are made of their hair.
Which city will host of 2024 Summer Olympics? [
Paris
Which state has Hemis National park? [
J&K, Ladakh]
Who has become the first woman match referee to oversee a men’s One Day International
(ODI)?
GS Lakshmi
**Match played b/w USA and UAE.
Ramkumar Ramamoorthy was appointed as chairman of which company?
[Cognizant]
Scientist found plastic eating bacteria in Noida wetland named what?
[Exigu Bacteria]
UN celebrates 15 October world student day on birthday day of whom?
[APJ Kalam]
Who among the following has won Miss Universe 2019 Title?
Zozibini Tunzi (Miss South Africa)
Which country has abolished rules requiring restaurants to provide separate
entrances and areas for women and families and for male patrons dining alone?
A. Saudi Arabia
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned which country for four
years from major global sporting events?
Russia
Who has become the world’s youngest serving Prime Minister and the third female Prime
Minister of Finland ?
Sanna Marin (3rd Female PM)
Who was named the female World Athlete of the Year? [
Dalila Md., USA]
Name the Indian nun from Kerala who was declared Saint by Pope Francis?
[Mariam Theresia]
Who won the Dutch Open men’s singles badminton title? [
Lakshya Sen]
Which company made its stock market debut on 14 October 2019?
[IRCTC]
Which city has been selected as the world’s leading Sports tourism
Destination at the 26th edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA)?
Abu Dhabi
**Organised in Muscat (Oman).
What is the rank of India in the 2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)?
9th
**Top 3 places remain vacant, as no Country deserved.
4th (Sweden),
5th (Denmark).
George Joseph Laurer who passed away recently was the co-inventor of which among the
following?
Barcode (12 digit number)
World Human Rights Day is observed every year on?
A.
December 10 **Theme → “Youth Standing Up for Human Rights”
What is the rank of the India in the 2019 Human Development Index?
129th
**1st (Norway), 2nd (Switzerland), 3rd (Rep of Ireland).
**Index is released by UNDP.
ndian Air Force has decided to put tail numbers in 30 Rafale jets with ‘___’ initials?
BS
**After BS Dhanoa (Former Air Force Chief)
The provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 are not applicable to
tribal areas of which state?
Tripura
Who is the president of the ‘International Association of Athletics Federations’
(IAAF)? [
Sebastian Coe]
Who is the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Men’s T20 match? [
Deepak Chahar
The satellite Duchifat 3 belongs to which country?
Israel
*Launched by India (PSLV C-48)
Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019, which proposes
the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes for another_______ years?
. 10 years
When is the International Mountain Day observed annually?
December 11
**Theme → “Mountain Matter for Youth”.
Chitharesh Natesan, crowned Mr Universe 2019, is from which state? [
Kerala]
What is India’s rank at the 2019 Global Bribery Risk Index?
[78th]
Which company has been awarded with the United Nations Global Climate
Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category?
. Infosys (HQ-Bengaluru) **Award given at COP25, Madrid.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has identified how many monuments as
‘Must See Monuments’?
138
) The Appeal Court of which international organization has been recently shutdown?
WTO
Merriam-Webster has selected which word as the word of the year?
They
**Oxford → Climate Emergency
Collins → Climate Strike.
Which country has become the first country in the world to introduce WHO approved typhoid
vaccine?
[Pakistan]
Who became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 cricket? [
Malinga]
Rajya Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second
Amendment) Bill, 2019 to include which of these tribes in the list of ST in Karnataka?
A. Parivara
B. Talwara
C. Sidd
Which country has left 2050 Climate Neutrality Agreement of European Union?
. Poland
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked at what
place by Forbes in ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’?
34th
**1st (Angela Merkel, Germany), 2nd (Christina Lagarde).
Which among the following states has approved the Disha Bill 2019?
. Andhra Pradesh
Which startup has won the Copernicus Masters Award also called Space Oscars, under the Social
Entrepreneurship category?
Blue Sky Analytics
The first-ever trilateral naval exercise ‘SITMEX’ took place b/w which countries?
[Singapore, India & Thailand]
Who is the director of Indian documentary film “Moti Bagh”, which was nominated
for 2019 Oscars?
[Nirmal Chandra], On Life of Viswadutt Sharma.
Who is the author of the book “The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their
Senas”?
[Dhaval Kulkarni]
What was the theme of the 2019 International Day of Democracy?
15 September
[Participation]
The 5th International Ramayana Festival (IRF-2019) was held in which city?
[New Delhi]
Chief Guest of the 38th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF-2019)?
[Mexico]
Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh crowned
69th Miss World 2019.
Boris Johnson has won the majority in recent UK elections, he belongs to which party?
Conservative party
Which of the following space agencies will launch rover ‘MARS 2020’?
NASA
**Lunar Mission to Moon “Artemis” by 2024.
Which Indian singer won the Magnificent Performing Arts Award at 21st Century
Icon Awards in London?
[Sonu Nigam]
The National Film Archive of India, NFAI recently discovered 30 reels of unedited footage on
which person? [
Life of Mahatma Gandhi]
Which country has become the 6th biggest oil supplier to India?
United States
Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life is an autobiography which sports person?
Viswanathan Anand
How many Indian-origin politicians have entered the UK’s House of Commons?
15
Who became the first Indian cricketer to bowl 3 maiden overs in a single T20 match?
DEEPTI
SHARMA
Google Earth which is a mapping service now covers more than ____percent of the world?
98 %
Who has become the first batsman to score hundreds on both Test and ODI debuts?
Abid Ali (Pak)
Who has surpassed Steve Bucknor’s record of umpiring in the most number of Test matches?
Aleem Dar **Officiated in the 129th match.
. The 74th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was held in which city?
[New York]
Which state government made Sanskrit mandatory in all schools from class 3 to 8?
[Uttarakhand
Govt]
Who wrote the book “Being Gandhi”?
[Paro Anand]
. Who has become the first Indian musician to have minor planet named after him?
[Pandit Jasraj]
Author Amitabh Bagchi has won DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 for which novel?
A. Half The Night Is Gone
Google has recommended UPI like service called FedNow to which country?
United States
What is the rank of India in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index?
112th
**1st (Iceland),
Worst (Yemen, 153rd).
Around 850 Indian peacekeepers serving in which country have received the United Nations
Medal?
A. South Sudan **Capital - Juba
Which country has recently developed a robot ‘Surena’ that can speak and translate 100
languages?
Iran
**Pepe Robot → Developed by India and UK. to teach children about Handwashing.
**Fedor → Humanoid Robot sent to Space by Russia.
**Sona 1.5 → Used by Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli
**Bangalore Police is using Mannequin to control traffic
Who is the author of the book “A Sorrow Beyond Dreams” and “Die Obstdiebin” (“The Fruit Thief”)?
[Peter Handke], Nobel Prize in Literature 2019 Winner
Who became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20 matches? [
Harmanpreet Kaur]
Which country has provided special permits for the royal family of Qatar to hunt endangered
bird species houbara bustards?
Pakistan
Recently five US tech giants have been named in a lawsuit over the death of child laborers in
cobalt mines in which country?
Congo
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a white-yellow star after which Indian
woman scientist?
Bhibha Choudhury
**She discovered subatomic particles “Pi-meson”
) Joint military exercise SURYA KIRAN-XIV was recently concluded between India and which
country?
. Nepal
**In Rupendahi District.
Who became the 1st female player to complete 20 years in international cricket?
[Mithali Raj]
. Who has written the book “Flights” and ‘The Books of Jacob’?
[Olga Togarchuk, Poland]
Supreme Court has decided to examine the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment)
Act. Which part of the constitution deal with citizenship in India?
Part II
Shashi Tharoor was recently chosen for the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for his
which book?
. An Era of Darkness
India has signed an agreement with which country to facilitate the transfer of defense
technology?
United States
According to a latest report by US National Science Foundation (NSF), India has emerged as
the world’s ____ largest publisher of science and engineering articles?
Third
1st (China), 2nd (USA).
Which city hosted the 2019 ‘No Money For Terror’ conference?
[Melbourne],
Next Year - India
Which country has launched its second aircraft carrier named Shandong?
China
**India has only 1 (INS Vikramaditya)
**China’s 1st named “Liaoning”
Donald Trump has become the third US President to be impeached. Who was the first one?
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton (2nd)
National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated on which date?
[9th Nov]
What was the theme of the 2019 edition of World Science Day for Peace and Development (WSDPD)?
[Open Science, leaving no one behind]
Who has written the book “How Modi won India 2019”?
[Rajdeep Sardesai]
The United States has re-designated which country as the country of particular concern for the violation of
religious freedom?
Pakistan
Who has written the book “The Far Field”?
[Madhuri Vijay]
PV Sindhu defeated which player in BWF final?
Nozomi Okuhara
Who has written the book “Imagining India”?
[Nandan Nilekani]
Who has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Champion 2019?
Ashleigh Barty
*Men’s Champion → Nadal (4th time).
Indian Railways has decided to grant ___ per cent concession for the youth participating in the
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme?
50 %
Chairman of Railway Board → VK Yadav
Gappa Bhaiya started by North-Central Railway.
Secunderabad Railway Station → 1st to get Green Rating
**Guwahati Railway Station → 1st to get ISO certificate from NGT.
.
he Supreme Court has set up a two-judge committee to expedite disposal of rape cases across
the country. Who are these two members?
A. Justice Subhash Reddy
B. Justice MR Shah
**SC Judges → 33+1.
Justice Gulzar Ahmed was sworn in as the ______th Chief Justice of Pakistan?
27th
. HBR’s list of 10 best performing CEOs has 3 Indian-origin chief executives, who was the best Indian
CEO? [
Shantanu Narayan, Adobe],
Ajay Banga (MasterCard).
Who was awarded the ‘Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year 2019’ award?
[Djokovic, S Biles]
. Which is the 12th wealthiest city in world as per ‘The Wealthiest Cities Worldwide in 2019’ list?
[Mumbai]
.With who did NASA astronaut Christina Koch spacewalk?
[Jessica Meir]
Who is the author of the book ‘R N Kao: Gentleman Spymaster’?
RN Kao was the man behind RAW,
Nitin Gokhale
RN Kao was the man behind RAW, Current Head (Samant Kumar Goyal)
Organization for Counter-Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) is a security force of which state?
Andhra Pradesh
According to a report by the World Health Organization, globally the number of tobacco users have
declined by ______ million people in 19 years?
. 60 million
**World No Tobacco Day → 31st May
**Rajasthan was given Tobacco Control Award.
President Donald Trump has officially launched new US military service named “what”?
. Space Force
Who is the author of the book Turbulence and Triumph: The Modi Years?
Bharathi S Pradhan & Rahul Agarwal
LIC’s slogan “yogakshemam vahaamyaham” means in English “Your Welfare is our
responsibility” is derived from which of ancient Hindu Text?
[Bhagwad Gita]
The Lok Sabha has passed the Personal Laws (Amendment Bill), 2018 which seeks to
remove which disease as a ground for divorce?
[Leprosy]
The Scientists of which country have developed a concept named “Ramanujan Machine”?
[Israel]
What is the name of the recently developed World’s thinnest gold?
[Nano Seaweed]
India has successfully test-fired QRSAM system. What is the full form of QRSAM?
Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile
**From Chnadipur (Odisha).
- Who is the first Hindu Woman Judge of Pakistan?
[Suman Kumari]
Which State’s famous sweet “Srivilliputhur Palkova” has received GI Tag?
[Tamil Nadu]
Who has been awarded the Army Design Bureau (ADB) Excellence Award for indigenously
developing ‘Sarvatra Kavach’?
Major Anoop Mishra
**It is a bulletproof jacket.
*India developed “Bhabha Kavach”, made by Ordnance Factory Board and MIDHANI
Who was named the captain of Cricket Australia’s test team of the decade?
. Virat Kohli
**MS Dhoni has been chosen Captain of One Day Team of the Decade
Which is the only country in the world with hypersonic weapons?
. Russia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee in which city?
Lucknow
The 17th India-EU Summit will be held in which country?
Belgium
**Capita is Brussels (HQ of NATO and EU)
Storm PHANFONE (locally named URSULA) has entered into which country recently?
Philippines **Capital - Manila (HQ of ADB), ADB President - Masatsuku Asakawa.
Name the fifth cyclone which formed over the Arabian Sea in 2019?
Pawan
**Hikka, Vayu, Maha and Kyar already formed in the Arabian Sea.
India’s first long-distance CNG bus was unveiled in which city?
New Delhi
India’s first university for the transgender community will be opened in which of the following states?
Uttar Pradesh
Which country has decided to import Polio markers from India recently?
Pakistan
Who is the author of the book “Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess”?
Satyarth Nayak
Who has been declared as the most famous teenager in decades by the United Nations?
Malala Yousafzai
Which railway station has been conferred with ‘Eat Right Station’ certification with the five-star
rating by FSSAI?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Who is the author of the book Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games?
Boria Majumdar
Who is the author of the book “Politics of Opportunism”?
R P N Singh
Who has become the first Indian to win the “Miss Teen International 2019”?
Aayushi Dholakia
Which Convention was the first-ever treaty on cybercrime that addressed internet and computer
crime?
Budapest Convention
The Railway board has now decided that all new recruits in railways will be inducted through __?
UPSC
Who will receive the BCCI’s CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2019?
Anjum Chopra
Which IT Firm has announced the new LGBTQ policy under which the same-sex couples will be
able to avail 12 weeks of paid adoption leave?
Tech Mahindra
) Which country was recently affected by the Cyclone Sarai?
Fiji
The statue of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley was unveiled in which city recently on his birth
anniversary?
Patna
Free WiFi will be provided to all the villages across the country through BharatNet by which
year?
2020
Who has won the title of the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship?
Koneru Humpy
According to the CEBR report, India is expected to overtake Germany to become the fourth-largest
the economy in which year?
2026
